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Definitions
Wiktionary
- v. third-person singular simple present indicative form of slang.
Etymologies
- Origin unknown.
Examples
“Captain D disapproved of "slangs and profanities" and was thereby attracted to my sign, for he appreciated the absence of such.”
“And for everyone who just writes stupid derogatory slangs about Hillary – you're just an angry mob; and not representing the so-called "educated, college minds" that Obama apparently has.”
Clinton says she expects lead in popular vote, primary delegates
“I know of at least 2 adult friends who spent an entire summer in Indonesia, and came back speaking the language fluently, even with daily slangs.”
“Montparnasse, who made it a point in his elegance to understand all slangs and to speak none of them.”
“Upperdate: Matthew Fisher really slangs the Germans in this March 31 National Post piece. posted by Mark, Ottawa at 4:27 PM”
“As for Sarah Palin with slangs like “hockey moms joe six pack”——these all relate to WHITE PEOPLE.”
“Novel is a slow start indeed and full of Hindi words including many slangs and expletives.”
“It is odd, especially when you know that teen slangs seem to form as a way of preventing older folk from knowing what the 'kids' are really up to.”
“Translation is such a complex task, often requiring a fine ear for jargons and slangs, as well as broad cultural knowledge that I'm not sure it could be programmed.”
“Sailer's column linked to a Wikipedia entry on the word "wigger," which, at the time (as well as currently) read: "Wigger (alternatively spelled wigga or whigger or whigga) is a slang term that refers to a white person who emulates mannerisms, slangs and fashions stereotypically associated with urban African Americans; especially in relation to hip hop culture.”
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